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DEFENDER 25 Outreach tour

DEFENDER is the Army’s largest annual opportunity to exercise moving personnel and equipment into theater across modes for initial and follow-on operations critical to Large Scale Combat Operations. Led by U.S. Army Europe and Africa, the exercise focuses on the strategic deployment of CONUS-based forces, employment of Army Prepositioned Stock and follow-on exercises demonstrating lethality and interoperability with Allies and partners

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U.S. Army Surgeon General visits Project Convergence Capstone 4

24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element

March 20, 2024 | 4:20

Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, the surgeon general of the United States Army and commanding general of the United States Army Medical Command, speaks about her visit to the National Training Center during Project Convergence – Capstone 4 and the Soldiers demonstration of the latest medical technology and experimentation, at Fort Irwin, Calif., March 16-17, 2024. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. LaShic Patterson)

The U.S. Army is hosting PC-C4, a Joint Multinational experiment from Feb. 23 to March 20, 2024. U.S. Army and British Army medics had the opportunity to discuss their experiences working with new patient treatment systems, such as the new patient litter system, the Health Readiness and Performance System, which monitors a Soldier's health using tracking applications, and new training aids.

The day opened with a round table discussion around the scheme of the experimentation and included demonstrations by flight and combat medics who discussed Mission Adaptive Autonomy, Army Health System, and technology integration for Role I, II, and III.

The purpose of Role I is to conduct initial trauma care to incoming patients while the purpose of Role II is to provide advanced trauma management and surgery. Role III provides emergency and specialty surgery, intensive care, medical specialty care, and extended holding capacity.

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